General knowledge of india - 21

1. PIN code started in India in the year…. a. 1962b. 1964c. 1968d. 19722. You would associate the establishment of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) with.a. Subramaniam Bhartib. Pt. Madan Mohan Malviyac. Jawaharlal Nehrud. Gobind Vallabh Pant3. Who presides the Lok Sabha?a. Prime Ministerb. Presidentc. Vice Presidentd. Speaker4. Who discovered Aspirin?a. Alexander Flemingb. Felix Hoffmannc. Robert Kochd. Joseph Lister5. Which of the following is NOT one of the sacred texts of Buddhism called Tripitakas?a. Suttapitakab. Vinayapitakac. Dharmapitakad. Gyanapitaka6. Which of the following Indian states has the lowest sex ratio {number of females per thousand males}?a. West Bengalb. Haryanac. Punjabd. Uttar Pradesh7. Which of the following is the oldest printed book of the world?a. The Gutenberg Bibleb. Hiraka Sutrac. Les Hommes de bonne Volanted. Old King Cole8. This personality was the first Indian to receive the Magsaysay Award in the year 1958. Can you name him from the given options?a. CD Deshmukhb. Mother Teresac. Acharya Binoba Bhaved. Jaya Prakash Narayan9. Who is known as the father of Geometry?a. Pythagorasb. Euclidc. Eulerd. None of these10. Rovers cup is associated with …a. Hockeyb. Footballc. Cricketd. Golf11. This Indian state is the least densely populated state. Name it from the given options.a. Sikkimb. Arunachal Pradeshc. Assamd. Manipur12. What is the approximate age of the earth?a. 3.8 billion yearsb. 4.2 billion yearsc. 4.6 billion yearsd. 4.8 billion years13. Which Indian state was the first one to implement the Panchayati Raj in the whole state?a. Uttar Pradeshb. Biharc. Rajasthand. Gujarat14. This personality is NOT the winner of Nobel Prize.a. Kofi Annanbb. Mother Teresacc. VS Naipauld. Richard Nixon15. The largest state of India (in terms of area) is…a. Uttar Pradeshb. Rajasthanc. Madhya Pradeshd. Maharashtra16. The line of equator does no pass through…a. Kenyab. Somaliac. Ugandad. Egypt17. National Institute of Oceanography is based in …a. Mumbaib. Chennaic. Panajid. Kochi18. Poverty and Un-British Rule in India is a famous work of …a. Dada Bhai Naorojib. Mahatma Gandhic. AO Humed. BG Tilak19. The first ancient Olympic games took place in the yeara. 476 BCb. 576 BCc. 676 BCd. 776 BC20. When one crosses the International Date Line from west to east, then the date is said to be set back by…a. one hourb. twelve hoursc. one dayd. None of these21. Equinoxes occur whena. the days are longer than the nightsb. the nights are longer than the daysc. the nights and days are equal in lengthd. the difference between the length of nights and days is the highest22. Which of the following is NOT a permanent member of United Nation’s Security Council?a. Russiab. Chinac. Franced. Germany23. You would associate the theory of ‘Laissez Faire’ with …a. JK Galbraithb. JM Keynesc. Adam Smithd. David Ricardo24. Wealth of Nations is authored by….a. Adam Smithb. JK Galbraithc. JM Keynesd. None of these25. This personality is considered, as the political guru of Mahatma Gandhi. Can you identify him from the given options?a. Bal Gangadhar Tilakb. Gopal Krishna Gokhalec. Dadabhai Naorojid. Mahadev Gobind Ranande